Christian youth camp director elected to US Congress in 2010, succeeding Mary Fallin. Conservative "Tea Party" Republican; anti-abortion rights, anti-gay rights, pro-gun rights, pro-offshore drilling. Campaigned calling for reductions to the national debt, entitlement reform, and repeal of 2010 health care reform. Says he was called by God to run for office: "No vision in the clouds, no audible voices -- just this constant assurance that this is what you're supposed to do."